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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Indigenous, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 463 stories have been published about Indigenous which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Indigenous, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 463 stories have been published about Indigenous which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top Indigenous News
US & Canada · OttawaThe Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country’s church-run residential schools didn’t go far enough, suggesting that reconciliation over the fraught history is still very much a work in progress.See the Story
Canada says pope’s apology to Indigenous not enough
56% Center coverage: 38 sources
US & Canada · SeattleA professor is suing University of Washington officials over the school’s land acknowledgement policy on First Amendment grounds. In a 34-page lawsuit, Professor Stuart Reges claims that university administrators punished him when he pushed back against the policy by including a “dissenting statement” in his classroom syllabus.
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University of Washington Professor Sues School Over Alleged Free-Speech Violation
77% Right coverage: 13 sources
US & Canada · EdmontonPope Francis is expected to speak publicly for the first time on his Canadian visit at a meeting this morning. The day's events begin with a trip to Maskwacis, Alta., where the pontiff is scheduled to visit the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School. An estimated 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools in Canada.See the Story
Day 2 of Pope visit to include stops at a former residential school, Edmonton church
71% Center coverage: 7 sources
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US & Canada · OttawaThe Pope said the use of the word "genocide" was a technical term for what happened at the schools. The U.N. Truth and Reconciliation Commission called the abuse a form of "cultural genocide" A group of First Nations members say the Pope should have said it before he left Canada.See the Story
Indigenous leaders wish Pope's acknowledgment of genocide was made on Canadian soil
80% Center coverage: 5 sources
Olympics · VancouverA Vancouver city council committee has voted by a 10-to-2 margin to continue helping four Indigenous nations bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. The vote came despite concerns raised in a staff report on finances and a tight timeline to submit the bid to the International Olympic Committee by next February. Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart said after the vote that council made a very important decision to continue to work with the host nations.See the Story
Vancouver council OKs next step in 2030 Olympic bid
42% Center coverage: 7 sources
JusticeJustice and equity for Indigenous people will depend increasingly on achieving Indigenous data sovereignty and Indigenous data governance. InSee the Story
Indigenous data governance for 21st century
Indigenous · ManitobaCircles for Reconciliation has fostered more than 100 small group gatherings across the country since it began in 2016. The Manitoba government has been funding the organization since 2018, when it committed $25,000. The latest round of funding will cover staff salaries for 2021 to 2023.See the Story
Manitoba increases funding for program that fosters dialogue between Indigenous, non-Indigenous people
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Indigenous · ManitobaThe Manitoba government is providing $167,000 to a charity that helps to foster relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Alan Lagimodiere, Indigenous reconciliation and northern relations minister, announced on Tuesday that the funding will go to a Winnipeg-based national charity called Circles for Reconciliation. This charity holds small gatherings with an equal number of Indigenous andNon-Ind Indigenous people who participate in discussion circles.See the Story
Charity promoting reconciliation receives $167K from Manitoba government
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
US & Canada · EdmontonTwo resolutions that passed unanimously at the Métis Nation of Alberta’s annual general assembly this past Saturday gives the organization permission to pursue legal action if necessary. The MNA hopes to move forward in talks with the province for recognition of harvesting rights in southern Alberta, and with the federal government in establishing a process for negotiating a settlement for Métis scrip abuses within Alberta. If neither happens, l…See the Story
Resolutions provide MNA with legal options if talks with province, feds unsuccessful
EntertainmentThe inaugural James Welch Native Lit Festival kicked off on July 28 in Missoula, Mont. The three-day event featured readings and panels with some of the nation's most esteemed Native authors. The festival is carving space for a community that has historically been stereotyped and underrepresented in the publishing industry and literary world.See the Story
James Welch Native Lit Festival brings acclaimed Indigenous writers together
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
